Encounter and Match

Encounter

Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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Match and encounter are semantically related in joust topic. In some cases you can use "Match" instead the word "Encounter" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Match noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Encounter and match are semantically related in joust topic. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead the word "Match" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

close	close encounter	close match
special	special encounter	special match
normal	normal encounter	normal match
typical	typical encounter	typical match
Other adjectives: regular, proper, single, actual, entire, real, little, bad, major, given, next, last, earlier, previous, upcoming, aforementioned, climactic.

character	encounter character	match character
type	encounter type	match type
series	encounter series	match series
situation	encounter situation	match situation
Other words: time, characters, level, species, times, events.

Inazuma Eleven initially has two uniforms, a coat/school uniform during random encounter and overworld navigation and Raimon Uniform when you play a soccer match.

Source: Virtual Paper Doll
Their own bogey team is Italy, with Germany's only win in a competitive match against them having come on penalties in their most recent encounter in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals.

Source: Useful Notes / Euro Footy
While the former only won at their third encounter, it was the latter's last match in his career.

Source: Wrestling / WrestleMania

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